Hawker’s Naval Fighters: Camel to Sea Harrier by Christopher Budgen DELUXE calling for new naval fighter

calling for new naval fighter designs

where it proved largely incapable of matching the Japanese-built Mitsubishi A6M Zero

where the aircraft are known as the Matador

and the sale of this poster will help keep this Sea Fury maintained

reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA)

Hawker’s Naval Fighters: Camel to Sea Harrier by Christopher Budgen DELUXE calling for new naval fighterIn 1912, Tom Sopwith transitioned from running a flying school to manufacturing aircraft, leveraging his nautical interests to create designs purchased by Britains Royal Navy. The onset of the First World War solidified the Sopwith Aviation Companys reputation with aircraft like the Sopwith Camel widely used onboard the ships of the day. After the war, cancellations of government orders forced Sopwith Aviation into liquidation, However, a new company,